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Patent GB-190916726-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Registering, Timing and Indicating Apparatus for Games and other Operations.
Inventor: EDWARDS ALFRED
Filed: 1909-07-17
Granted: 1910-07-18
Abstract: 16,726. Edwards, A. July 17. Time checks and time registers.-Relates to a time-check for billiards which operates the lights over the table, releases the balls, registers the number of games played, the time at which they are played, and the time the balls are away from the machine, shows how long the game is to last, indicates when the time for the game has almost expired, and is provided with adjustable means to allow for the time required to carry the balls from the machine to the table. The apparatus is operated by a clock A<1>, Fig. 2, having its hour shaft in gear with a shaft A<5> on which a drum A<6> is loosely mounted. A stepped slot A', or a series of holes or slots, is formed spirally round the drum. When the machine is inoperative, a tooth B<4> on the drum is held against an adjustable stop B<5> on the frame bv a cord B<2>, which passes round the drum and is attached to a weight B<3>. By adjusting the stop, the zero position and the time of working of the drum' may be altered to allow for the time taken in carrying the ball.from the machine to the table. The machine is started by raising a lever C<2> which causes a friction clutch C on the clock shaft to engage the drum. Resting on the drum is a projection B, Fig. 4, formed on a timing lever B<1> which is pivoted to a sliding frame B<2Î>. 'The frame is moved until the projection B is in line with the particular step A<8> corresponding to the time allowed for play. When the drum has turned sufficiently, the projection falls into the slot, and the lever B<1> in falling trips the lever C<2>, which permits a spring to disengage the clutch and operates a switch D to extinguish the lights. Previously to the fall of the lever B<1>, a contact lever encounters the step immediately before the one into which the projection B falls, and in this way rings warning-bells a short time before the expiration of the period allowed for play. A cord E<Î>, Fig. 2, is attached to the moving frame B<2>, and after passing over a pulley E<1> is attached to a shutter E<2>. The shutter works over an indicating-scale E<3> and indicates the period for which the table has been engaged. A pointer attached to the cord B<2> works over the same scale and indicates the time remaining for play. The pulley E<1> actuates a register for giving the total time the apparatus has been used. A register for indicating the number of times the apparatus has been used may be operated by the lever C<2> A third register F, worked by a friction clutch from the shaft A<5>, indicates the total time the balls are out of the apparatus. The balls are inserted in the apparatus through a hole in the casing, and run. down an inclined floor G<2>, Fig. 4, round a partition G<3>, and on to a second inclined floor G<5>. This second inclined floor is tilted by means of a handle H to direct the balls on to a third inclined floor H<3>, when they are to be removed from the machine.
Patent GB-190919698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in Apparatus for Producing Blocks or Coatings of Ice.
Inventor: BANNISTER MAUNSEL CASWELL JOHN
IPC: F25C1/20
Filed: 1909-08-27
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 19,698. Bannister, M. C. J. Aug. 27. Ice-making, roller, drum and like apparatus for.- Relates to apparatus of the kind described in Specification 8092/09. The water to be frozen is placed inside the rotating drum or its equivalent instead of the bait being outside the drum and rotating in the water as set forth in the above Specification. In one form of apparatus, a rotating drum G is supplied with cooled water through a duct K, which hangs on a swinging joint L. Cold air is supplied by a duct J. The drum is suspended by belts which pass round pulleys H and round pulleys F on a shaft E geared to the driving-shaft The ice is loosened by spraying the outside of the drum with warm water from a perforated pipe M, a block 0 in the drum chamber enabling one half only of the drum to be sprayed ; to withdraw the ice, the end R of the drum may be removed. The drum may be divided into a series of troughs by radial plates which can be taken out with the ice and thawed off; or the drum may be formed of a series of shallow troughs. The drum may be oscillated, instead of being rotated, to avoid drip falling from the upper to the lower part ; or an interceptor may catch such drip. The drum may be square or polygonal and may be formed of troughs united by a blank wall, the troughs being so arranged that, as the drum oscillates, water is poured from one bucket to the next. The water may be admitted continuously or intermittently. The sides and bottoms of the troughs may be made hollow and connected with a steam-pipe so that the ice can be thawed off. The trough may be inverted to deposit the ice on a carrying-belt.
Patent GB-190920940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Applying Adhesives, Paint, Varnish, Bronze and other Liquids to Surfaces.
Inventor: SCHOENING HERMANN
IPC: B05C1/02
Filed: 1909-09-13
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 20,940. Schoening, H. Sept. 13. Coating-machines.-In a machine for applying adhesives, paints, varnish, bronze, &c. to surfaces, the liquid is conducted from the ductor roller, which dips into the fountain, and delivered in a uniform stream to the transfer roller by means of a trough or floor. The trough e is carried by hinges k, so that it can be turned out of the way, and is adjusted to vary the feed of the liquid from the ductor roller b by the action of screws' e<1> bearing on the ends of double-armed levers f<1>, of which the other ends carry the hinges k. The liquid flows down the trough e and through a narrow gap h. The thickness of the liquid layer on the roller f is regulated by means of a strickle-bar l, carried by springs m and adjustable by means of screws q; the excess of liquid taken from the roller f flows back to the fountain d. The sheets &c. to be coated travel from a table t, and over guide wires w lying in grooves in the lower of a pair of draw-rollers r, s, whence they pass over a guide bar u. They are stripped from the transfer roller f by fingers f<11> and delivered on to a conveyer-band y. The trough e may be of the same width as the roller f; or it may be constructed to deliver liquid to a particular part thereof.
Patent GB-190923268-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Expansible Tools or Bits for Boring Taper Holes.
Inventor: POPE THOMAS EDWARD
IPC: B23B51/00
Filed: 1909-10-12
Granted: 1910-05-12
Abstract: 23,268. Pope, T. E. Oct. 19, 1908, [Convention date]. Augers.-An expansible bit for use in boring conical holes, and in which the bit can be expanded automatically while the boring is progressing, is composed of a central stem and a rotatable tube mounted thereon. The stem 1 carries a centre-bit 5 at its forward end on an enlarged portion 4, and has a transverse slot 6, in which slides a cutter 7 having a lateral rib 8 and teeth 11 on its back which engage with a spiral rib 10 on the bottom of the rotatable tube 9. The top of the stem is screwed and carries a socket 3, by which it can be rotated, and the cutter can be expanded by holding the tube 9 against rotation, but it is preferred to have this done automatically. For this purpose, the tube 9 carries a screwed disk 19 at its upper end, which engages with the threaded bars 18 of a frame 16 supported against rotation by a rubber washer 17 on the work, the pitch of the thread being greater than the pitch of the thread on the stem, which is equal to the pitch of the leading-screw so that the collar 14 and the frame are not lifted from the work when the stem is rotated. As the stem is rotated, so is the tube 9, as it fits closely to the stem ; since the pitches of the threads are different, the resultant pressure of the bottoms of the threads of the bars 16 on the top of the threads of the disk 19 retards the tube slightly until the forward motion of the stem and tube relieves the pressure, whereupon the feed of the cutter occurs until the tube is retarded again. The motion is really a differential motion, since the retarding and forward motion and hence the expanding of the cutter occur practically continuously. A helical web 21 is used to clear the cuttings.
Patent GB-190923580-A (GB)
Title: Methods of and Means for Measuring, Indicating, and Recording Vibrations, and Expressing the same in Terms of a Standard.
Inventor: DIGBY WILLIAM POLLARD
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 1909-10-15
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 23,580. Digby, W. P., Beatty, P. W., and Huskinson, A. C. Oct. 15. Vibrations, indicating and recording.-Vibrations such as those of imperfectly balanced machines, for instance explosion and other motors, and of buildings or other structures, are indicated and recorded by means of a liquid caused to vibrate thereby. A vessel a of mercury or other liquid is arranged to reflect light, which is projected upon it through an optical system g, on to a screen h, a second optical system being interposed if desired after reflection. The nature of the vibrations can be observed and the amplitude compared with that due to standard vibration given by a known weight attached to a perfectly-balanced standard fly-wheel, or by the horizontal or vertical movement of a calibrating-machine, such as a table, vibrating in one plane, or synchronously or asynchronously in two or three planes. Instead of a translucent screen, a photographic plate or a clock-driven photographic film may be employed. The capacity and area of the vessel a mav be chosen so that the natural frequency of the liquid suits the conditions tested. A reflector of metal, glass, mica, horn, bone, or the like may be floated on the liquid, and may be steadied by being perforated to ride over a fixed pin m if the reflector floats, or recessed to rest on a sharp point o if heavier than the liquid.
Patent GB-190924102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Operating Railway and Tramway Points.
Inventor: CHAUMERET GEORGES
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1909-10-20
Granted: 1911-01-20
Abstract: 24,102. Chaumeret, G. Oct. 20. Mechanically operated by vehicle; operating and transmitting mechanism applicable generally.- A plunger 9 mounted in the rail groove at a suitable distance in.front of the points is formed at its lower end with an inclined surface 15 so that when depressed by the wheel flanges of passing vehicles it gives a sliding motion to a rod 10 mounted parallel to the rails. A wedge 12, Fig. 4, is mounted on the rod 10 so as to coact with a plunger 13 having a wedge-shaped upper end by which the point tongues are forced and held over against a spring. When the vehicles have passed the points, the depression of a second plunger 9" allows the points to move to their initial position withdrawing the wedge 12. To avoid shock, the plungers may be inclined or provided with rollers at their upper end.
Patent GB-190926068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Grates for Gas Producers.
Inventor: CAMBRIDGE ALLAN STEWARD
IPC: C10J3/34
Filed: 1909-11-11
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 26,068. Cambridge, A. S. Nov. 11. Ashes, removing; grates. - A gas - producer is fitted with a hollow rotatable plug or valve, to allow the discharge of ashes &c. without permitting ingress of air and egress of gases. The hollow plug 8 is adapted to be turned in its casing by a handle 9, and is provided with a part 11, forming a grate, and an aperture 12, which is turned to coincide with the chamber 6 when it is required to discharge ashes. After the ashes have entered the plug, the plug is turned until a plain portion of its surface is uppermost; the ashes may then be discharged through a pivoted plate valve 10. Packing-material is placed in the plug casing to bear against the plug.
Patent GB-190928069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crane Buckets for use in Coaling, Excavating, Building and other Operations.
Inventor: ROBERTS JOHN ACE
IPC: B65D90/62
Filed: 1909-12-01
Granted: 1910-09-29
Abstract: 28,069. Roberts, J. A. Dec. 1. Skips. - Comprises means for opening and closing a bottom-discharge skip consisting of a body part a and a vertically-sliding bottom part b, which is provided with guide-rods c engaging guides in the body part. A pillar or rod g attached to the bottom is hinged at its upper end to one end of a rod h having two recesses j, j', the other end of the rod h being hinged to the bail e of the bucket. When the skip is loaded, the links are arranged as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the ring i of the lifting-chain engaging the recess j. When lowered, the weight l swings the links over to the position shown in dotted lines; on hoisting again, the ring i slides along the rod h to the recess j<1>, and the body part is lifted away from the bottom, thus discharging the skip. On again lowering, the ring i engages the recess j, and the bucket may be hoisted while closed. A stop n is provided for the bail, a projection h<1> for preventing fouling of the rod h and ring i, and a cord m for keeping the ring i in the recess j when required.
Patent GB-191000767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pegging Lasts.
Inventor: STEGMEYER JULIUS
IPC: A43D3/02
Filed: 1910-01-11
Granted: 1910-06-16
Abstract: 767. Stegmeyer, J., and Stegmeyer, H. Jan. 13, 1909, [Convention date]. Lasts. - Reiates to lasts, particularly for welted work, of the type in which the body portion is made of metal, such as aluminium, which can be easily and cheaply re-cast, while the sole portion is made of wood, and consists in constructing this sole portion g so that it entirely covers the metal sole a, and is detachably secured to it, such as by means of screws h. A metal plate i is let into the heel end of the wooden sole.
Patent GB-191003575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Bands for Securing the Contents of Envelopes and Wrappers.
Inventor: DEROUET AUGUSTE
IPC: B65D75/02
Filed: 1910-08-08
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 3575. Derouet, A. Aug. 8. Envelopes and wrappers.-In safety bands of the kind adapted to be placed over the contents and secured to the inside of the envelope by the gummed ends, these ends c, Fig. 2, are weakened by means of perforations e and cut-out tongues d. The band a may be made long enough to encircle the enclosure, in which case the ends are cut away as shown in Fig. 3, so as to clear each other when in use. In a modification of the band for use with open-ended wrappers, the ends are gummed on opposite sides, and the band is made long enough to be placed in the fold of the enclosure with its ends folded backwards on opposite sides, so as to adhere to the inside of the wrapper.
Patent GB-191007848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Lubricating Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: RENAULT LOUIS
IPC: F01M1/02
Filed: 1910-03-31
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 7848. Renault, L. April 19, 1909, [Convention date]. Force-feed lubricators. - In order to avoid fluctuations of oil pressure in the crank-shaft bearings of internal-combustion engines, oil is pumped to the lower side of the bearings and returns to the pumps from the upper side through pipes which are of greater cross-section than the admission pipe. A pump, driven by worm-gearing 3, 4, forces oil from the crankcasing through pipes 7 to annular grooves 9 in the crank - shaft bearings. The oil passes through orifices 11 to the bearing-surfaces, and the excess returns to the pump through pipes 13, 14, 15, which are of greater cross-section than the pipes 7. The oil that escapes at the end of the bearing is caught in a rotating trough, and conducted to the crank-pin bearing.
Patent GB-191012358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for use in Packing Fragile Articles with a view to the Prevention of Damage from Shocks.
IPC: B65D81/07
Filed: 1910-05-21
Granted: 1911-05-04
Abstract: 12,358. Dependence Incubator Co., and Johnson, A. E. May 21. Fittings, internal.-A packing box or case for holding eggs, electric - light globes, &c., comprises an inner box or case A provided with partitions for carrying the articles, and an outer box B, hollow elastic balls c, arranged in seatings d on the sides, bottom, and lid of one or both of the boxes, being placed between them so as to prevent damage of the contents by shbck.
Patent GB-191013972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Creels for Bobbins of Yarns.
Inventor: TAYLOR PERCIVAL
IPC: D01H1/18
Filed: 1910-06-09
Granted: 1911-05-04
Abstract: 13,972. Taylor, P. June 9. Yarns, warping &c.- In creels of the kind described in Specification 8823/09, the pillars A, Figs. 1 and 2, holding the bobbin pins B have rotary and axial motions, means for ensuring that the pins shall engage the slots in the stationary supports C, and means for holding the old ends of the yarn to facilitate piecing. The pillar A carries a wheel F adapted to engage a fixed cam E having stops H, G, an inclined part E<2>, and a recess E<1>, so that the pillar is held by gravity in its open and closed positions. The fixed pillars C have supports D, Fig. 4, in the parts D<2> of which the bobbin pins B rest. The thread from one bobbin passes through a guide K carried by the pillar A of the bobbin next in front. The old ends of the threads are secured in spring clips S carried by the fixed pillars to facilitate piecing the new ends of fresh bobbins. The pillars may be so connected together that some or all of them may be rotated to open simultaneously, or they may be separately operable.
Patent GB-191015429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilating Corn Mills.
Inventor: RUBOW RUDOLPH FREDERIK POVL
IPC: B02C11/08
Filed: 1910-06-27
Granted: 1911-01-19
Abstract: 15,429. Rubow, R. F. P. June 27. Ventilating mills.-In ventilating corn mills, a continuously-circulating current of air, with the addition of the requisite amount of fresh air and the removal or escape of a like amount of the circulating air is passed through the whole installation, or through any subordinate group of machines, including break-rolls, sifters, reels, purifiers, &c. Filtering-devices are placed in the circuit near each machine or group of machines, and fans are provided at different parts of the circuit to control and maintain the current of air in the main conduits and branches. The air may be purified independently of, or in addition to its renewal, by means of ozonizers, by the influence of electric light, or by warming and cooling, &c. When a number of machines are ventilated in a group, a main air conduit with branch channels to and from each machine may be employed.
Patent GB-191015463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Photographic Prints and the like.
Inventor: MACCALLUM HERBERT MALCOLM
IPC: G03D15/02
Filed: 1910-06-28
Granted: 1911-06-28
Abstract: 15,463. MacCallum, H. M. June 28. Drying-apparatus. -Apparatus for drying, more especially for large blue prints and the like, comprises an internally - heated revoluble cylinder d, Figs. 1 and 3, four guide rollers 12, 13, 14, 15 having axes parallel with the axis of the cylinder for an endless apron 11 frictionally driven by the cylinder, and a feeder belt or plate 23 situated adjacent to the apron and adapted to be brought into contact with the apron for feeding the prints. The cylinder is heated by a number of Bunsen jets z from the pipe y passing through the cylinder. The supply pipe r is provided with a by-pass 3 extending into the tube y, and the main gas tap s is connected with the motor starter so that it is turned on ana off as the motor is started and stopped. Alternatively the cylinder may be heated electrically and the resistances which are used for controlling the power of the motor may be arranged round the inside of the cylinder. By this arrangement the extent of heating varies automatically with the speed of the cylinder. The cylinder d is mounted to rotate in the frame a by trunnions c and is driven from the motor o by the worm h on the motor shaft and wheel g attached to the cylinder. Alternatively, for driving the cylinder the motor may be placed within the cylinder with its stator arranged within its motor. The rollers 24, 25, Fig. 5, carrying the feed apron 23 are mounted on a lever arm 27 which can be tilted by turning the weighted arm 29 into the dotted position to bring the roller 25 into contact with the apron. An additional feeder plate 31 may be provided if necessary. The delivery roller 12 may be fitted with a scraper to lift the dried print from the cylinder. The tension of the apron 11 may be adjusted by mounting one of the rollers 14 in a movable block 16 which is adjusted by the spring 17 and wing-nut 19. The wet print is mounted on a roller 21 in slotted arms 22 of the frame a. In an alternative arrangement, one of the apron rollers 15, Fig. 12, is normally kept away from the feed apron 23 by a spring 41 and the aprons are brought into contact by the weight of the wet print roller 21 which is mounted over the roller 15. A roller 21, Fig. 8, for the wet print is constructed with a metal clip 38, which closes into a groove 40 on the roller. To reduce the tendency of the apron to creep or shrink towards the centre of the cylinder, threads are cut on the surface of the guiderollers, the thread on the one half being righthanded and those on the other half being lefthanded.
Patent GB-191017975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mudguards for Velocipedes.
IPC: B62J15/00
Filed: 1910-07-28
Granted: 1911-05-25
Abstract: 17,975. Pugh, J. V., and Rudge-Whitworth, Ztd. July 28. Mud-guards; luggage-carriers.- Relates to a combined mud-guard and luggage-carrier for velocipedes in which the rear portion of the mud-guard is hinged to the carrier so that it can be raised to facilitate removal or repair of the wheel. In one construction, a frame a has an extension b attached to the seat pivot or other part of the cycle frame. Stays d on each side of the wheel, attached to the spindle at f, together with the stays a, form the luggage-carrier. The frame a is covered with a continuous sheet of metal g which may be extended to form the front portion of the mudguard, or which may carry a guard h as shown. The rear portion m of the mud-guard is attached to a sheet-metal piece n, which is hinged to the carrier frame a at p, and may form the number plate. The free end of the part m is supported by stays r having a hinge t and an eye s to allow the part tq be raised. In a modification, one of the stays d on each side of the wheel may be a member of the frame carrying the rear wheel, the other stay being connected to the side forks. In a further modification, the forward part h of the mud-guard may cover a greater arc of the wheel and be fastened to the stays d and frame a by clips or otherwise when the piece g is not required, and the rear portion m, hinged at p, may be attached to the forward portion h by a bolt and thumb-screw, the stays r not being used.
Patent GB-191019498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Waistcoats.
Inventor: SCHULHOEFER ANTON
IPC: A41D1/04
Filed: 1910-08-19
Granted: 1910-10-27
Abstract: 19,498. Schulh÷fer, A. Aug. 20, 1909, [Convention date]. Waistcoats.-In a waistcoat of the type having a 'skeleton back portion, the two front parts a, a<1> are connected behind by a shoulderpiece c and a waist-piece d. Parallel vertical and horizontal straps h, g, respectively, connect 'the part c to the part d, and the part a to the part a'. For winter wear, an additional part i, shown in dotted lines, is furnished, completely covering the back, and fastened to the shoulder-piece by buttons k so as to underlie the straps.
Patent GB-191021966-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Shrouding Blades in Turbines.
Inventor: HOWDEN JAMES
Filed: 1910-07-15
Granted: 1910-10-20
Abstract: 21,966. Howden, J., and Holloway, J. July 15. Drawings to Specification. Blades. - The shrouds are riveted to each blade separately or in sections, and are shaped to interlock. Specification 18,501/09 is referred to.